Example sentences of "a person [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Many and varied reasons have been put forward for this basic element of practice , but they can be summarized under three headings : ideological reasons ( the right of a person to decide for himself or the recognition of this as an existential reality ) , educational and developmental reasons ( participation as part of human growth and development , for the individual , the family , the group , the organization or the community ) , and political reasons ( participation as a means to enfranchisement and empowerment , an antidote to alienation ) ( Ross , 1960 ; Bernstein , 1960 ; Katan , 1980 ; Freedberg , 1989 ; Rothman , 1989 ) . |
| 2 | Personal mobility has been defined as ‘ the capacity that a person possesses for getting around … ’ |
| 3 | ( 3 ) The buyer ( or a person acting for him , usually an authorised person ) may also circulate copies of the tender announcement to the offeree company , subject to compliance with the FSA . |
| 4 | Those may or may not lead to training or jobs but once a person registers for an interview they are taken off the jobless total . |
| 5 | Manpower calculates that the average period for which a person works for it ( presumably the average of all spells of employment ) is four months , although it also points out that " many " temporary " workers have been continuously employed by Manpower for several years and three and five year service awards for temporaries are a frequent occurrence " ( Manpower , 1985 ) . |
| 6 | It is ill mannered to stand around gossiping , as nothing is more irritating to a person waiting for attention . |
| 7 | They consider that it may be demeaning for a client to be ‘ helped ’ by a volunteer ; they consider that a person working for no pay is being exploited ; and they feel that volunteering confirms a sexist role model because it is mainly women supported by wage-earning husbands who volunteer . |
| 8 | The natural place for a person to look for information about an unknown word is in a dictionary . |
| 9 | Often , a person sued for infringement of patent will attack the validity of the patent . |
| 10 | Under the Child Minders Regulations Act of 1948 a person caring for reward for one or more children under five years of age to whom they are not related is required to be registered with the local authority . |
| 11 | The term abandoned is not defined in the Act but it will clearly apply where a person caring for a child has left without indicating his intention to return or making arrangements for the child 's care in his absence . |
| 12 | ‘ Does a person pray for what he does n't want ? ’ |
| 13 | FROM July next year credit reference agencies will be allowed to supply financial information only about a person applying for credit , the Data Protection Registrar , Eric Howe , said yesterday . |
| 14 | ( b ) List 5 important items of information which should appear in a letter of application written by a person applying for a first job . |
| 15 | A person applying for this status must comply with any requirements imposed by the Panel as a condition of its granting the status . |